Pharmacology Secrets

Voorkant
Elsevier Health Sciences, 2002 - 305 pagina's
This new book from The Secrets Series covers not only mechanisms of action, uses, and pharmacokinetics of all major drugs and new arrivals, it also includes a clear explanation of the physiology and biochemistry behind the concepts-and it relates this material to clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. Perfect for the current pharmacology curriculum and practical enough for everyday clinical use.
  • Excellent quick refresher for practitioners and nurses
  • Presents coverage of major drugs as well as new arrivals
  • Geared toward use in pharmacology courses
  • Appendix discusses areas in pharmacology that are difficult for students (e.g., cardiac action potential)
  • Concise answers that include the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets"
  • Bulleted lists, algorithms, and illustrations for quick review
  • 50 succinct chapters written by experts their fields
  • All the most important "need-to-know" questions and answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series(R)
  • Thorough, highly detailed index
 

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GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY Patricia K Anthony Ph D
1
Pharmacodynamics
7
DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM Patricia K Anthony Ph D and C Andrew Powers Ph D
15
Anticonvulsant Drugs
25
Drugs Used in the Therapy of Depression
37
Antipsychotics and Drugs Used in the Therapy of Psychiatric Disorders
49
Drugs Used in the Therapy of Parkinsons Disease and Alzheimers Disease
55
Opiate Pharmacology
61
Drugs Used in the Therapy of Congestive Heart Failure
135
Drugs that Affect the Clotting Cascade
141
Drugs Used in the Therapy of Hyperlipidemia
153
Drugs Used in the Therapy of Gout
157
DIURETICS AND ANTIDIURETICS Patricia K Anthony Ph D
161
Drugs Used in the Therapy of Diabetes Insipidus and SIADH
169
DRUGS USED IN ANESTHESIA
173
DRUGS THAT AFFECT MUSCLE TISSUE AND BONE
181

CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY Patricia K Anthony Ph D Judith Kautz R N M S C Andrew Powers Ph D
69
Drugs that Affect the Parasympathetic Nervous System
75
Drugs that Affect the Sympathetic Nervous System
85
Calcium Channel Blockers
99
Direct Vasodilators
105
The Therapy of Hypertension
111
The Therapy of Angina
119
Therapy of Cardiac Arrhythmias
125
THE THERAPY OF PAIN AND INFLAMMATION
193
DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
211
DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
225
ANTIBIOTICS AND ANTIINFECTIVES
241
CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY
269
HERBAL AND OVERTHECOUNTER PREPARATIONS AND TOXICOLOGY
285
Physiology Review Selected Systems
291
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